Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes) Goes OB

[Nija]

We have combos but we cannot jump nor can we knock monsters into the sky.

[Falconeer]

I see. I also read that your characters walk, and when you use the key to make them run they consume stamina, which makes sense. It sounds a lot more Demon's Souls, and that should be good, but for some reason I don't think I'd like such a version of the game considering that you spend most of the time re-running the same instance over and over. The faster the better.

I probably missed the "harder" Premier edition, but I feel like I'm happier with the Extreme.

[Amaron]

Our version is supposed to be "harder" but it's definitely slow paced compared to XE.    It has combo's but they aren't like the XE version either.

[Lantyssa]

The combat system was already interesting, but the XE sounds like even more fun.

[Falconeer]

Just tried Dragon Nest, and I would have appreciated it... if I didn't find Vindictus first. I am all for "cute" stuff, and I am sure (according to what PalmTrees and Ard said) that it has more longevity and less repetition than the Nexon game, but I am still having tons of fun by hacking, slashing and smashing everything within the Source engine and physics, and at the moment I can't feel the appeal of another plastic anime-ish world, as opposed to the bloody destructability and ultraviolence of Vindictus.

That said, aside of the difficulty, I wonder if I am laking it so much due to the Extreme version. I understand the concept of the original one, but if I try to picture the game I am playing now without jumps or constant running, it feels like a major nerf to fun.

[Kageru]

For those outside the US and Canada wanting to give Dragon Nest a go you can play on the SEA version http://dn.cherrycredits.com/. It's still in open beta and last I time I played you could only level to 20ish. Ping is a bit of an issue but it's still playable enough.

Thanks for that link, had never heard of them and there looks to be a bunch of interesting Asian titles. Just a shame Australian internet still mostly focuses on connecting to the US.

[Mrbloodworth]

Rather decent update.

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